Recipe for Spicy Vegetable Rice
Ingredients
- 1 cup rice - washed and soaked for 20 minutes
- 1 big onion- sliced
- 2 tsp ginger-garlic paste
- 2 cups chopped vegetables like cauliflower, potato, carrot, beans and green peas
- 1/2 tsp red chilli powder
- 1/2 tsp cumin seeds
- 2 bay leaves (tej patta)
- 4-5 cloves (laung)
- 1 big cardamom (moti elaichi)
- A small stick of cinnamon
- Salt to taste
- 1 tbsp ghee (clarified butter)
Cooking Directions
Heat ghee in a pressure cooker and add cumin seeds, bay leaves, cloves, cardamom and cinnamon. Let them change color.
Add onion and sauté till light brown. Add ginger-garlic paste and fry for 1 minute.
Add chopped vegetables and stir fry for 1 minute.
Drain the soaked rice and add to the cooker. Add salt and red chilli powder. Stir fry for 1 minute.
Add 2 cups of water and mix everything. Pressure cook to 1 whistle. Let the pressure drop down naturally before opening the lid of the cooker. Serve hot tahiri with curd or chutney.
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